‘If I had my time again…I’d have MILKED that,’ he wrote when referencing the traumatic scenes that saw David getting shot by a Dalek.

He soon returned to his Tardis, prompting Russell to say: ‘I’d have cast a whole new Doctor, a superstar for ONE scene.’

Listing off a number of celebs, he continued in a separate tweet: ‘Ian McKellen! Judi Dench! Have them run around the Tardis. Then discover the hand, and regenerate back. IMAGINE!!! Why didn’t I?!’

Doctor Who is available to stream now via BBC iPlayer.

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